Author: Debra Driza
Publisher: Katherine
Tegen Books (2013)
Pages: 15
Format: eBook
Description:
Heart-stopping and electric, MILA 2.0: Origins: The Fire
contains a short prequel story and an excerpt to MILA 2.0, the first book in a
riveting Bourne Identity–style trilogy by Debra Driza.
Mila can't remember anything before the fire that took
her father's life. It's normal to have some memory loss after traumatic events,
but Mila doesn't remember if she's ever learned to ride a bike, or if she's
ever been in love. Nothing.
What she doesn't know is that she isn't supposed to
remember—that she was built in a computer science lab and programmed to forget.
Because if she remembers, she might discover her true identity.
The question is: If she relived the fire, what would she
see?
Review:
I think I’m falling
deeply in love with novellas—is that even normal? I find them to be extremely
interesting, in the aspect that they show to readers bits of important moments
or different perspectives that end up being vital for the main story. I haven’t
yet started Mila 2.0, but after Origins: The Fire, I can’t wait to dig further,
deeper into Mila’s story.
This is a very short
tale of what happened before the action of Mila 2.0. There was a fire that took
Mila’s father’s life and I can only imagine, after reading all the emotions and
thoughts that ran through her mind during this iridescent and life threatening
episode, how that event changed her as person. As far as I can see, she doesn’t
remember much after the incident, somehow part of her memory gets lost, but
that’s the more interesting side of this novella, ‘cause its ending is so
powerful, so outstandingly weird and unexpected, that not only took my breath
away as also left me hanging on the most tortuous ending possible.
This 15-page
narrative still makes me shiver whenever I think about it. The writing was a
little confusing at first, but once I got into the moment I couldn’t stop
turning the pages. Its pace is so fast and so emotional that’s literally
impossible not to care, not to feel nervous and excited, not to sympathize,
right away, with Mila’s character. Her persistence, her courage and love for
her parents is so big and violent that she’s willing to risk her own life to
save them, to have one last piece of time with them, and that only made me care
for her more.
If you have doubts
on whether you should or should not give a try at Debra’s trilogy, please read
this short story and I can promise you that no more reservations will haunt
you. Actually, you’ll want to start reading the actual book right away. You’ll
see!
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